Remember the Alamo: Texas RxP Legislative Update
$10.00
Presented by Cheryl Hall, PhD, MSCP
Recorded on Thursday, March 14th, 2024
Access provided upon registration on “My Courses” page
Indisputably, there is a shortage of qualified professionals to meet the mental health care needs in the United States—in particular, psychiatric services—resulting in the need to recruit foreign physicians to the US to help fill the shortage (The New Economy Healthcare Report, 2017). In 2013, there were 45,580 actively practicing psychiatrists in the US to meet the needs of over 300 million persons, with 40% of the workforce practicing in exclusive cash-only private practices, the second highest among medical specialties after dermatologists (National Council for Behavioral Health, March 28, 2017). Health care disparities are particularly marked among underrepresented groups in terms of age, minority states, socioeconomic status, and geographic location. The COVID-19 pandemic has only helped to exacerbate the inequities of a mental health care system that was already in a state of crisis.
At the core of the RxP movement is providing access to quality mental health services to all. Presently, the states of New Mexico, Louisiana, Illinois, Iowa, Idaho and Colorado have passed legislation for psychologist prescriptive authority. Texas is also moving forward with legislative efforts to allow psychologists to acquire prescriptive authority in the state. In this presentation, the Texas RxP effort will be discussed with Dr. Cheryl Hall, a psychologist and instrumental leader of the state’s RxP efforts. The proposed model and lessons learned for states considering introducing RxP legislation will be discussed.
When attended in full, this program offers 1.0 APA CEs for Psychologists.
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Presented by Cheryl Hall, PhD, MSCP
Recorded on Thursday, March 14th, 2024
Access provided upon registration on “My Courses” page
Indisputably, there is a shortage of qualified professionals to meet the mental health care needs in the United States—in particular, psychiatric services—resulting in the need to recruit foreign physicians to the US to help fill the shortage (The New Economy Healthcare Report, 2017). In 2013, there were 45,580 actively practicing psychiatrists in the US to meet the needs of over 300 million persons, with 40% of the workforce practicing in exclusive cash-only private practices, the second highest among medical specialties after dermatologists (National Council for Behavioral Health, March 28, 2017). Health care disparities are particularly marked among underrepresented groups in terms of age, minority states, socioeconomic status, and geographic location. The COVID-19 pandemic has only helped to exacerbate the inequities of a mental health care system that was already in a state of crisis.
At the core of the RxP movement is providing access to quality mental health services to all. Presently, the states of New Mexico, Louisiana, Illinois, Iowa, Idaho and Colorado have passed legislation for psychologist prescriptive authority. Texas is also moving forward with legislative efforts to allow psychologists to acquire prescriptive authority in the state. In this presentation, the Texas RxP effort will be discussed with Dr. Cheryl Hall, a psychologist and instrumental leader of the state’s RxP efforts. The proposed model and lessons learned for states considering introducing RxP legislation will be discussed.
When attended in full, this program offers 1.0 APA CEs for Psychologists.
